CE Management Report September 2020.pdf

Golf Course:

Manage and maintain course including ancillary facilities in accordance with scheduled seasonal maintenance programme.

Course is re-opened with social distancing in place

Floral Planting:

Circular tower plants in various locations around the city

Park Fixtures & Fittings:

Maintain, repair and replace as appropriate. Essential Repairs during COVID – 19 Pandemic

Park Security:

Manage and monitor security in parks, open space areas and amenity walks-engage external security as appropriate. A new Social Distancing Park Ranger Service was launched in late March (at locations listed below) to promote social distancing by users of the City ’s main amenities to ensure these remain open for essential exercise: Fairfield, Popham’s Park, Gerry O’ Sullivan Park, Fitzgerald’s Park , Meelick Park, Glen River Park, John O ’Callaghan Park, Lee Fields,The Lough, The Marina, Blackrock Line Walk, Estuary Walk, Bishopstown Park, Curragheen Walk, Tramore Valley Park, Tramore River Walk. Clashduv Park, Tory Top Park, Ballinlough Park, Lough Mahon Park, Ballybrack Douglas, Harbour Greenway Rochestown, Clogheenmilcon Walk Blarney, Waterloo Walk Blarney Manage and maintain 105 plots: Churchfield Gardens and Ballincollig allotments in the extended boundary area.

Allotments:

Cemeteries

Manage and Maintain: St. Finbarr’s; St Catherine’s; St Michael’s; St Joseph’s, Rathcooney, St. James, Curraghkippane, St. Oli ver’s, Kilcully Old, Inniscarra and Carrigrohane Beg.

Excavate Graves and undertake burials. Niche sales and record Inurnments.

Record Interments, grave re-openings and plot sales, Grass mowing, wreath & floral removal, litter collection and weed control. Lay Foundations for Headstones. Maintain car parks Liaise with the Public and Bereaved Families. Issue invoices and reconcile accounts. Rathcooney cemetery - New footway surfacing from gate to cemetery office

Essential Service during COVID -19 Pandemic.

Parks staff redeployed to Cemeteries to create additional teams as back-up should an existing team have to self- isolate due to contracting COVID – 19. Teams operating a shift roster. Additional staff trained in excavator operation.

Events

Park Events

No Events due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Dog Control

Dog Wardens patrolling parks and walkways to assist social distancing Park Rangers.

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